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Initial jobless claims for the week ending July 8 decreased by 12,000 to 237,000 (consensus 247,000) while continuing jobless claims for the week ending July 1 increased by 11,000 to 1.729 million.
The key takeaway from the report is the understanding that initial jobless claims continue to run well below recession-like levels, reflecting a continued solid state for the labor market that is supportive of consumer spending growth and the soft landing view.
Treasury yields are little changed from levels seen before the data releases.
The 2-yr note yield is down eight basis points to 4.65%. The 10-yr note yield is down three basis points to 3.82%.
Dow +81.13 at 34428.47, Nasdaq +108.10 at 14027.44, S&P +21.51 at 4494.94
S&P 500 and Nasdaq trade near their best levels of the day. The S&P 500 is stuck just below the 4,500 level, reaching 4,499 at its high of the day.
The advance-decline favors advancers by a 5-to-2 margin at the NYSE and a better than 2-to-1 margin at the Nasdaq.
Small caps and semiconductor stocks are outperforming, reflecting the market’s positive economic outlook. The Russell 2000 is up 0.8% and the PHLX Semiconductor Index is up 0.8%.
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is up 0.9% and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is up 0.4%.
The positive bias has nine of the 11 S&P 500 sectors trading up. The communication services (+1.3%), information technology (+0.7%), and consumer discretionary (+0.7%) sectors lead the pack while the real estate (-0.4%) and consumer staples (-0.1%) sectors bring up the rear.
Treasury yields are moving lower again today, acting as a source of support to the equity market.
The 2-yr note yield is down nine basis points to 4.65% and the 10-yr note yield is down five basis points to 3.81%.
Dow 34,394.29 46.86 0.14%
S&P 500 4,509.96 37.80 0.85%
Nasdaq 14,138.57 219.61 1.58%
VIX 13.53 -0.01 -0.07%
Gold 1,964.70 3.00 0.15%
Oil 77.21 1.46 1.93%
BITCOIN 31,535A song of celebration from 1 of FAV all-time 🙂
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LESL down 18.6%
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This is ground control …
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$LUNR up 22.6%
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AEHR up 6.4%
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TIXT down 6.6%
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Telus (TU) lowers its FY23 consolidated operating revenue growth forecast to +9.5-11.5% from +11.0-14.0% due to global macroeconomic pressures; releases operating metrics…
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Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week on a mostly higher note.
—Equity Markets—
Japan’s Nikkei: -0.1% (UNCH for the week)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng: +0.3% (+5.7% for the week)
China’s Shanghai Composite: UNCH (+1.3% for the week)
India’s Sensex: +0.8% (+1.2% for the week)
South Korea’s Kospi: +1.4% (+4.0% for the week)
Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries: +0.8% (+3.8% for the week)
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